Hacker News with Generative AI: Education

Schools Should Pursue Excellence (educationprogress.org)
For over half a century, inspired by visions of equity, American education has pursued an intoxicating dream: that with the right policies, the right funding, the right teaching methods, we could make every child learn the same ideas, the same way, at the same pace.
Education, Policy, Equity
26 points by apsec112 14 hours ago | 24 comments
What Makes a Great Software Engineer (Dissertation) (2016) [pdf] (faculty.washington.edu)
Software Engineering, Education, Research
89 points by azhenley 20 hours ago | 47 comments
America stopped caring how poor kids do in school (slowboring.com)
My local government here in DC celebrated the release of new national test score data in late January, with the District’s state superintendent of schools telling the Washington Post, “We’ve got momentum happening here in the District of Columbia, and we’re committed to building on that momentum and excited about all the work that we have yet to do.”
Education, Politics, Social Issues
33 points by JumpCrisscross 1 day ago | 55 comments
Children are starting school unable to sit up or hold a pencil – I know culprit (theguardian.com)
As an early years education specialist, over the past decade I have seen children enter classrooms with fewer and fewer of the skills needed to begin their formal education. The key culprit, in my opinion? Screen time.
Education, Screen Time, Parenting
12 points by pseudolus 2 days ago | 3 comments
Money lessons without money: The financial literacy fallacy (anandsanwal.me)
Teaching kids financial literacy without real money is like teaching swimming with PowerPoint slides. And we all know how that ends.
Financial Literacy, Education, Children, Fallacies
4 points by herbertl 2 days ago | 1 comments
Math Academy, part 1: My eigenvector embarassment (frankhecker.com)
This all started because I don’t know what an eigenvector is.
Mathematics, Education, Personal Experiences
4 points by gmays 2 days ago | 0 comments
School phone bans do not improve grades or wellbeing, says UK study (theguardian.com)
Banning smartphones at school does not by itself improve academic grades and children’s wellbeing, a study suggests.
Education, Research, Smartphones, Wellbeing
6 points by PaulHoule 3 days ago | 5 comments
High-School Band Contests Turn Marching into a Sport–and an Art (newyorker.com)
Band kids today don’t just parade up and down the field playing fight songs. They flow across it in shifting tableaux, with elaborate themes and spandex-clad dancers.
Music, Art, Performance, Education, Culture
9 points by PaulHoule 3 days ago | 1 comments
You Can't Solve the Teacher Shortage by Pretending Anyone Can Do the Job (thewalrus.ca)
In the summer of 2023, as Quebec public school systems faced a shortage of 8,500 teachers, education minister Bernard Drainville made a telling promise.
Education, Teacher Shortages, Canada
28 points by laurex 3 days ago | 16 comments
South Africa's history uncovered: the 1k-year gap they don't teach in school (theconversation.com)
Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th century? Or that South Africa became integrated into a global trading system only after 1652? Or that the first powerful state in South Africa was the Zulu kingdom?
History, South Africa, Education, Archaeology
22 points by PaulHoule 3 days ago | 1 comments
Learning happens in environments optimized for understanding, not winning (joanwestenberg.com)
The Internet promised us a renaissance of discourse. Armed with instant access to all human knowledge and the ability to connect with brilliant minds worldwide, we imagined our online debates would elevate human understanding to unprecedented heights.
Learning, Internet, Discourse, Technology, Education
72 points by rbanffy 3 days ago | 26 comments
Breaking Heavy Textbooks in to Smaller Books for Easy Carrying (instructables.com)
Teachers and students rejoice! If you have ever resented lugging a heavy back-breaking textbook around campus when all you really needed were a few dozen pages in said book this instructable is for you.
Education, DIY, Life Hacks
3 points by MrVandemar 3 days ago | 1 comments
Cogniba – N-Back Training for Brain Performance (ycombinator.com)
LAUNCH DAY!!!<p>I started building this startup 2 years ago. My first idea was targeting schools, since kids are the ones who get the biggest benefit out of brain training.
Brain Training, Startups, Education
8 points by marcoshernanz 3 days ago | 3 comments
New junior developers can’t code (nmn.gl)
Something’s been bugging me about how new devs and I need to talk about it.
Software Development, Education, Programming
110 points by mhfs 4 days ago | 134 comments
Ask HN: Books or games to teach kids math (ycombinator.com)
Anything that can teach a 3 years old kid math, assuming he knows how to count to 10. But also interested in resources that that would take him beyond that and get him to fall in love with math as he grows up.
Education, Children, Math, Games, Books
10 points by aalhour 4 days ago | 8 comments
The number line freaks me out (2016) (mathwithbaddrawings.com)
Well, you know what they say: In mathematics, you don’t understand things. You just get used to them.
Mathematics, Education, Humor
131 points by mananaysiempre 4 days ago | 131 comments
Overfitting to Theories of Overfitting (argmin.net)
I ended yesterday’s post arguing that we should remove this from machine learning classes.
Machine Learning, Education, Theory
6 points by namanyayg 4 days ago | 0 comments
The Joy of Nand2Tetris (tristanrhodes.com)
For the last month, I have been working through Nand2Tetris: The Elements of Computing Systems; Building a Modern Computer from First Principles.
Computer Science, Programming, Education, Hardware, Educational Resources
160 points by partypete 6 days ago | 41 comments
If you ever stacked cups in gym class, blame my dad (defector.com)
Every few months, in different corners of the internet, someone asks a version of the same question: Why did we all stack plastic cups in elementary school PE class?
Nostalgia, Education, Physical Education, Childhood Memories
318 points by nonoobs 6 days ago | 47 comments
Ask HN: Any good examples of multimedia local history web sites? (ycombinator.com)
I have an opportunity to work with students on creating a local history project using historical and new photos and both audio and video interviews.
History, Web Development, Education, Local History
6 points by subpixel 6 days ago | 3 comments
Only About 40% of the Cruz "Woke Science" Database Is Woke Science (astralcodexten.com)
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a database identifying over 3,400 grants, totaling more than $2.05 billion in federal funding awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) during the Biden-Harris administration. This funding was diverted toward questionable projects that promoted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or advanced neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda.
Politics, Science, Education
30 points by impish9208 6 days ago | 54 comments
Show HN: A New Way to Learn Languages (langturbo.com)
Learn faster with podcasts and the latest language learning research.
Language Learning, Education, Podcasts, Research
67 points by sebnun 6 days ago | 53 comments
PBS Removes LGBTQ Teaching Resources in Response to Trump's Executive Orders (hellgatenyc.com)
In response to President Donald Trump's executive orders, the Public Broadcasting Service has removed a resource for LGBTQ teaching materials from the internet.
LGBTQ+, Education, Politics, Media
17 points by rob 7 days ago | 15 comments
Trump rescinds Biden-era equal pay guidance for male and female college athletes (deseret.com)
President Donald Trump voiced his support for women and girls in sports last week but his Department of Education on Wednesday revoked Biden-era guidance that universities must equitably distribute direct payments to male and female athletes.
Sports, Politics, Education, Gender Equality
10 points by hn_acker 7 days ago | 5 comments
Fewer students are enrolling in doctoral degrees (nature.com)
Numbers of people enrolling in PhD programmes have dropped in a handful of countries in the past few years, which policy specialists are calling a worrying trend.
Education, Trends, PhD Programs
234 points by rntn 7 days ago | 465 comments
UTEP leaders silent as Ted Cruz accuses researchers of using 'woke DEI grants' (elpasomatters.org)
UTEP researchers won a prestigious $1 million grant in 2022 to better understand the evolution of birds. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says it’s one of thousands of National Science Foundation grants in recent years – including 17 to the University of Texas at El Paso – that are examples of “how the Biden administration weaponized federal agencies to push a far-left ideology.” 
Politics, Education, Research, Controversy
13 points by cratermoon 7 days ago | 5 comments
Teens across Asia migrate to Taiwan for promises of semiconductor jobs (restofworld.org)
Taiwan faces rising labor shortages in semiconductor factories. Some openings are filled by high-school and college students who work as interns, doing basic operations and maintenance. The students need to go back to university to qualify for higher-skilled engineering positions.
Taiwan, Semiconductor Industry, Labor Shortages, Education, Asia
8 points by Brajeshwar 7 days ago | 0 comments
Do We Need a Department of Education? (themerrowreport.com)
“Don’t you agree that it’s time to get rid of the Department of Education?”  My good friend Joe asked me that question at the end of an evening recently. Before I could answer, he added, “The Department has been around for about 45 years, and public schools have just gotten worse and worse.”
Education, Politics, Social Issues
8 points by jschveibinz 8 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: I built an AI coloring page generator (colori.io)
Create unique, personalized coloring pages in seconds with our AI technology. Perfect for teachers, parents, and creative minds.
Artificial Intelligence, Creative Projects, Tools, Education
12 points by iliaddh 9 days ago | 24 comments
Musk Team Cuts Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance (propublica.org)
The Trump administration has terminated more than $900 million in Education Department contracts, taking away a key source of data on the quality and performance of the nation’s schools.
Education, Politics, Data, Government, Public Policy
11 points by hn_acker 9 days ago | 4 comments